Poetry: Centering the House by Wyatt Townley Impressionist Art: Zinaida Serebriakova’s At the Dressing Table Photo credit: bloshka.info Quote: “Motherfuckers will read a book that’s one third Elvish, but put two sentences in Spanish and they (white people) think we’re taking over.” – Junot Diaz Rural Travel: Fort Falls, Nebraska Photo credit: thecrazytourist.com Song: John …

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Poetry: God by Isaac Rosenberg Impressionist Art: Tove Jannson’s Lynx Boa Photo credit: finland.fi Quote: “Life can be perfectly satisfying without major achievements.” – Alice Munro Rural Travel: Agawa Canyon, Ontario Photo credit: shorttrips.ca Song: Here Comes Your Man by The Pixies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPgf_btTFlc

Poetry: Ode to Anger by Marilyn Chin Impressionist Art: Raoul Dufy’s The Kessler Family on Horseback Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “Civilizations in decline are consistently characterised by a tendency towards standardization and uniformity.” – Arnold Toynbee Rural Travel: Iwami Ginzan, Shimane, Japan Photo credit: japanvisitor.com Song: Summer Girl by Haim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjuA_o6Jzyo

Poetry: To the Others by Lola Ridge Impressionist Art: Berthe Morisot’s Woman in Grey Reclining Photo credit: architecturaldigest.com Quote: “To know the history of science is to recognize the mortality of any claim to universal truths.” – Evelyn Fox Keller Rural Travel: Slovania i Baranja, Croatia Photo credit: croatia.hr Song: Panama by The Bird and …

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Poetry: After Morning Rain by Sam Hamill Impressionist Art: Willard Metcalf’s October Photo credit: commons.wikimedia.tours Quote: “Truth-tellers are not always palatable. There is a preference for candy bars.” – Gwendolyn Brooks Rural Travel: Maramures, Romania Photo credit: true-romania.tours Song: Small Plane by Bill Callahan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIqOaJjqJxE